Norway: first country to shut down FM analog radio
by Thomas from The SWLing Post on (#7FHE)
The City Hall (Radhus) in Oslo, Norway. (Source: Public Domain)
(Source: Radio.no)
NORWAY TO SWITCH OFF FM IN 2017
Within two years from now, the shutdown of national FM-networks begins in Norway. The switchover will begin in the North and will be implemented region by region.
Thursday, the Ministry of Culture announced a national FM-switch off, to complete the transition to digital radio. Norway is making an historical move into a new radio era, being the first country in the world to decide upon an analogue switch-off for all major radio channels. With DAB and digital radio, listeners will be provided with more radio channels and greater diversity in content.